Carpenter pants

ABSTRACT

A work garment including a waist portion having a predetermined plurality of belt loops. A pants panel portion having a right leg portion and a left leg portion is attached to such waist portion for covering a predetermined portion of such wearer. There is a plurality of specialized pockets and an attachment means for securing such specialized pockets to such pants panel portion.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application is a Continuation-in-Part Application and claimspriority benefits of co-pending patent application Ser. No. 11/644,594filed Dec. 22, 2006. The teachings of this related application areincorporated herein by reference thereto.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention generally relates, in general, to work clothingand, more particularly, this invention relates to carpenter pants, orshorts, with specialized pockets which can be configured to the wearerspreference based on several varying factors of need, temperature andutility and, still more specifically, this invention relates tospecialized pockets on such carpenter pants which can be eitherpermanently attached by sewing or removably attached by other means.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Carpenter pants are work pants that are specifically designed toaccommodate an assortment of tools. Painters and other manual laborers,as well as carpenters, wear the pants. The pants are generally ruggedand well designed. Such pants can be rather expensive but since they aredesigned for hard labor and rugged wear workers generally believe theyare worth the price. The design generally incorporate two primaryfeatures which distinguish them from normal pants. The first is theyhave a loose flexible fit which allows the wearer to squat with ease.The loose cut of the pants also promotes freedom of movement. The secondfeature is that they have pockets, tabs and loops to hold tools of thetrade. Many pairs of carpenter pants also have a wide waistband toaccommodate a tool belt.

The presently available types of work clothing do not offer the wearerthe ability to be able to configure their clothing with the pocketsnecessary for holding items such as nails, hand tools, tape measures,hammers or other commonly used tools based on the needs of the job theyare working on. Furthermore, they do not provide the worker the abilityto reduce the weight of bulky pockets that are not needed in order tosave the fatigue of the wearer, especially in warmer, humid climates.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

A work garment having a front portion and a back portion for providing auser with the ability to carry tools and other work related equipment,such work garment comprising a waist portion including a plurality ofbelt loops. There is a pants panel portion having each of a right legportion and a left leg portion engageable with the waist portion forcovering a predetermined portion of a wearer, the pants panel portionincluding a front portion and a back portion. A plurality of specializedpockets are engageable with the pants panel portions. At least one ofthe specialized pockets being disposed on a side of such pants panelportion closely adjacent an outside seam of the pants panel portion.There is an attachment means for securing the specialized pockets to thepants panel portion.

OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION

It is, therefore, one of the primary objects of the present invention toprovide clothing with specialized pockets.

Another object of the present invention is to provide clothing withmultiple pocket arrangements.

Still a further object of the present invention is to providespecialized pockets for carrying tools for the user's convenience.

Yet another object of the present invention is to provide specializedpockets that are disposed on the side of the pants leg so that suchtools are handy for the user.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a specializedpocket that is a speed square pocket.

A further object of the present invention is to provide clothing withremovable or permanent pockets to reduce weight.

These and various other objects and advantages of the present inventionwill become more readily apparent to those persons skilled in the artafter a full reading of the following detailed description,particularly, when such description is read in conjunction with theattached drawing and with the appended claims.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a front view of work pants having a plurality of attachedspecialized pockets.

FIG. 2 is a back view of the work pants showing a specialized pocket fora speed square and a loop for holding a hammer.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PRESENTLY PREFERRED AND VARIOUS ALTERNATEEMBODIMENTS OF THE PRESENT INVENTION

Prior to proceeding with the more detailed description of the presentinvention it should be noted that, for the sake of clarity, identicalcomponents which have identical functions have been designated byidentical reference numerals throughout the several views illustrated inthe drawings.

Referring now to the drawing Figures, a garment (hereinafter referred toas work pants) with at least one of permanently attached, removablyattached and configurable pockets constructed according to a presentlypreferred embodiment of the invention is generally indicated by thereference numeral 10. The work pants 10 further includes a waist portion20 which includes a predetermined plurality of belt loops 21. The pantspanel portion 30 includes a right leg portion 31 and a left leg portion32 attached to the waist portion 20, for covering a predeterminedportion of such wearer. Additionally, there is a plurality of speciallydesigned pockets 40 and an attachment means 50 for securing suchspecialized pockets 40 to such pants panel portion 30. It is presentlypreferred that such attachment means 50 for attaching such specializedpockets 40 to such pants panel portion 30 is by sewing.

However, it is within the concept of the invention that such pocketscould be removably attached to the pants panel portion by means ofsnaps, zippers, hook and loop and other mechanical means. The pantspanel portion 30 of the work pants 10 have the plurality of removably orpermanently attached specialized pockets 40, 33 which are configured forreceiving and holding various work related equipment. Again as statedpreviously it is presently preferred that such specialized pockets 33,40be permanently attached by means of sewing. In the embodiment when theplurality of specialized pockets 40 are removably attached suchspecialized pockets 40 utilize an attachment means 50 which is selectedfrom a group consisting of snaps, zippers, hook and loop, and othermechanical fasteners.

Such specialized pockets are made from a group of materials consistingof leather, cloth, plastic, nylon, cotton and polyester. It is presentlypreferred that such pockets are leather. These specialized pockets 40are commonly used to retain work related equipment in close proximity tothe wearer's body.

The work related equipment normally includes tools and supplies as wouldcommonly be used during working activities.

As is clearly seen in both FIGS. 1 and 2 the specialized pockets 40 areattached to the pants panels 30 on the side of the pant leg. Suchpockets 40 are closely adjacent the side seam of the pants and mayoverlap the side seam. The pockets are positioned in this manner becauseit makes it easier for the user to simply reach down and have the toolsthat are disposed in the pockets 40 handy without having to stretch toreach the tools. Further, when the pockets are positioned on the side ofthe pants this virtually eliminates the problem with the tools disposedtherein interfering with a person bending over and having the toolsharming the user as could happen if the pockets were in the front of thepants.

FIG. 2 shows the back portions of such work pants 10. This view showsthe back side of pants panel portion 30 and has a right leg portion 41and a left leg portion 42 that correspond to such front portions 31 and32, respectively, as seen in FIG. 1. Such back side portions 41 and 42are attached to such respective front panel portions 31 and 32 bysewing.

As seen in FIG. 2 there is a different type of specialized pocket 33that is attached to the back of the pants panel portion 30 of pants 10.This pocket 33 is referred to as a speed square pocket for holding aspeed square. As can be seen in FIG. 2 the pocket 33 has a unique righttriangle shape, because the speed square is actually in the shape of aright triangle and, thus, the pocket 33 is also in the shape of a righttriangle. The speed square is a carpenters tool generally used formarking angles when cutting rafters or boards. The specialized pocket 33is designed to provide that such tool will always be handy for theworker. Such pocket 33 will generally have dimensions comparable tothose of the speed square. These dimensions would include a base portionof the triangle (which is on top) being between about 7 and 8 incheslong, the side of the right angle portion going downward from the baseportion being about 5 and about 6 inches in length and the hypotenuseportion of the right triangle being about 8 and about 9 inches long.Such pocket 33 is generally attached to the right leg portion 41 of theback portion of such pants 10 since the majority of people are righthanded; however, such pocket 33 could just as easily be attached to theleft side of the back portion 10 for left handed workers.

There is also a hammer loop 33 attached to a top part of the backportion of the pants 10 closely adjacent to such waist portion 20 forkeeping a hammer handy.

Although the work pants 10 as seen in FIGS. 1 and 2 show the pants 10 ascutoffs it is within the scope of the invention that such pants 10 befull length work pants 10.

Thus, The present invention provides a garment with a plurality ofspecialized pockets 40 and 33 attached by at least one of sewing in apermanent fashion and being removable with preselected type fasteners.The garment includes a waist portion for encompassing a waist of awearer, and a pants panel portion having a right leg portion and a leftleg portion attached to the waist portion. The garment can be, ascommonly known, pants or shorts. The present invention further includesspecialized pockets of varying size and shape for holding a plurality oftools and fastening equipment. The tools can be hand tools, electrictools, or other commonly used work tools for performing work relatedactivities.

The pants also include an attachment means for attaching the specializedpockets to the pants or shorts. In addition to tools the specializedpockets can also hold items such as nails, screws, rivets, or otheritems used in a work related activity. The specialized pockets arepermanently attached to such pants by sewing or can be removablyattached to the garment through the use of zippers, snaps, hook and loopor other attachment means. These can be interchangeable and removed asrequired based on the need of the wearer. This allows for the wearer tocustomize the pockets for comfort and utility based on weather,temperature, and basic needs. Additionally the pockets can be made fromcotton, nylon, polyester, plastic or leather based on the intended useof the pocket, and preference of the wearer It is further within thescope of the invention for such specialized pockets to be permanentlyattached for cost reasons.

While both the presently preferred and a number of alternativeembodiments of the present invention have been described in detail aboveit should be understood that various other adaptations and modificationsof the present invention can be envisioned by those persons who areskilled in the relevant art without departing from either the spirit ofthe invention or the scope of the appended claims.

1. A work garment having a front portion and a back portion forproviding a user with the ability to carry tools and other work relatedequipment, said work garment comprising: (a) a waist portion including aplurality of belt loops; (b) a pants panel portion having each of aright leg portion and a left leg portion engageable with said waistportion for covering a predetermined portion of a wearer, said pantspanel portion including a front portion and a back portion; (c) aplurality of specialized pockets engageable with at least one of saidpants panel portions, at least one of said specialized pockets beingdisposed on a side of such pants panel portion closely adjacent anoutside seam of said pants panel portion; and (d) an attachment meansfor securing said specialized pockets to said pants panel portion. 2.The work garment, according to claim 1, wherein said specialized pocketsincludes a pocket disposed on each side of said pants panel portion,said pocket on each side is closely adjacent said outside seam of saidpants panel portion.
 3. The work garment, according to claim 1, whereinsaid plurality of specialized pockets further includes a speed squarepocket disposed on an upper portion of said back portion of said pantspanel portion.
 4. The work garment, according to claim 3, wherein saidspeed square pocket is substantially in a shape of a right triangle. 5.The work garment, according to claim 1, wherein said predeterminedportion of such wearer covered by said pants panel portion includescovering at least a substantial portion of each such leg of such wearer.6. The work garment, according to claim 5, wherein said substantialportion of each such leg of such wearer includes a portion of such legat least down to a knee.
 7. The work garment, according to claim 1,wherein said attachment means is sewing.
 8. The work garment, accordingto claim 1, wherein said back portion of said pants panel portionfurther includes a loop member disposed on said pants portion closelyadjacent said waist portion for holding a hammer.
 9. The work garment,according to claim 1, wherein said specialized pockets are formed frommaterial selected from the group consisting of leather, cloth, plastic,nylon, cotton, and polyester.
 10. The work garment, according to claim10, wherein said material is leather.
 11. The work garment, according toclaim 1, wherein said work related equipment includes preselected toolsand supplies.